SAN JOSE DE LAS MATAS.-Strengthened with the presence of the extraordinary prospect Elly De la Cruz, the San José de las Matas team was crowned champion of the Santiago Amateur Baseball Tournament, beating its rival from Cienfuegos twice on Sunday.
De la Cruz surprised everyone when his name appeared on the roster, which made people think that it was another player with the same name.
But the Cincinnati Reds player arrived at the Teo Peña de Sajoma stadium and put on the uniform of the monarchs, which Cooperativa San José supports.
De la Cruz was not the only one, Allan Cerda, his teammate in the Cincinnati Reds organization, Julio Carrera, who belongs to the Colorado Roockies and plays third base, as well as Edgar Figueroa, who this season played with the Giants from Cibao, were part of the team that took the field on Sunday.
The first game was won by Sajoma with a score of 12-7, where Jean Carlos Henríquez won again, who was not as effective as in the previous outings, but managed to take the victory with a work of 6.1 innings, where He faced 32 batters, got 7 runs, walked 3 and struck out 3.
The defeat for the Cienfuegos team was for Domingo Colón, while Cristian Holguín, who rescued “Endiablao” scored the save.
In the second match, which gave the crown to the Materos, they won with a tight score of 7-6, with victory for Janiel Hernández, defeat for Aneudy Acosta and the save for Luis Silverio, who entered the ninth inning with the bases. full without out and got the zero.
The winning and champion offense was led by Edgar Figueroa, with a home run, double and two singles; Julio Cebrera, home run and single; Reggie Cerda, home run and 3 with a base; Jeffry Cerda, home run and unstoppable; Rainel Rosario, two for no man’s land.
ELLY DE LA CRUZ
The presence of Elly De la Cruz at the plate at the moment caused panic among the pitchers, who kept the ball away from the plate and she received two walks.
De la Cruz stole a base, scored a run, but when the pitchers decided to face him he struck out twice.
For the runners-up from Cienfuegos, Ezequiel Álvarez, double and two singles; Sabriel Polanco, double and two hits; just like Michel Rosario; Rochest Cruz, shot 3 singles.
At the end of the match, the public of San José de las Matas took to the field to celebrate, while the Amateur Baseball Association, chaired by Ambiorix Cruz, presented the Champions Cup to those led by Michel Díaz.
Then a large caravan toured the streets and sectors of San José de las Matas displaying the champions trophy.
The Tournament was dedicated to Erickson Peralta, executive of the National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewage (INAPA).
Source: Sports Poster
2024-01-22 20:29:11
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